Senior Mumbai Leader Gopal Shetty's Rebellion After BJP Gives Ticket To "Outsider" | Read
An assembly constituency in Mumbai saw the BJP workers' protest against their own party after an "outsider" was fielded from there for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election. Upset over the decision, senior BJP leader Gopal Shetty - a strong contender for the seat - announced that he will contest the election as an independent candidate.
"It is necessary to oppose this tradition of fielding candidates from outside, so I will fight as an independent candidate," Mr Shetty told NDTV. "No matter what happens, I will not back down," he added.
